Clarion University student Hannah Gloeckl is hosting “Poetry Matters,” a series of
events for children and adults.
Gloeckl, a senior English major from Bethel park, developed the series as her honors project. When deciding the focus for this community service project, Gloeckl said the importance of literacy and an easy way to teach and reinforce literacy brought her to the shorter medium of poetry.
"A number of our events are geared toward younger children, but we've also added a couple for the adults," Gloeckl said. "We just held a graffiti poetry event for older children and young adults with the 537 Clarion Community Learning Workshop. We're looking forward to the rest of the series, which will include a poetry workshop for kids, a poetry reading for adults and an all-ages open mic night held in partnership with Clarion University's literary magazine, Tobeco."
Events are free and open to the public. They include:
• Kids' poetry reading, 4 to 5 p.m. Oct. 16, Clarion Free Library
• Poetry workshop for kids, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 20, 537 Clarion Community Learning Workshop,
537 Main St.
• Poetry reading featuring local poets, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 22, Clarion Free Library
• Halloween Haiku party for kids, 5 to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 537 Clarion Community Learning
Workshop
• "Poetry Out Loud" open mic, 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 27, Michelle's Cafe
For information, email Gloeckl at h.l.gloeckl@eagle.clarion.edu.